Bed-rest



(No Model.)

W. H. ALDRICH.

BED REST.

No. 335,412.` Patented'feb. 2, 1886.

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TATES ATENT Garros.

BED-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,412, dated February 2,1886.

(No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ALDRICH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Vhitinsville, in the county of Voru cester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Rests; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suoli as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is an independent adjustable headsection for beds; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming.

the saine arranged in position for use; and.

Fig. 2 is a side View illustrating the saine when not in use.

Between parallel bars A B are arranged a series of parallel slats, @,whieh are depressed to form a concavity in cross-section. Thelower end of each bar A B is secured by a hinged connection, a, to the front end of a bar, D. Each hinged connection a consists of two straps,b c,the strap b being bent, as illustrated, to embrace the end of the bar A B, while thc strap c is bent to embrace the front end of the bar D, the front portion of each strap b c being provided with a loop, d, by whichthc straps b c are pivotally secured together by means of a pin, e, passing through said loops. Inasrnuch as the loops d are each located at one side of the end portion of its respective bar, one of the faces of said bar is beveled or rounded off, as shown, so that neither portion of said strap need be bent around the angle which would otherwise be presented. A plate, E, is secured on the rea-r face of each bar B A, near the upper portion of the same, and has pivot-ally attached thereto astrap, f,which is similar to the straps b c, and embraces the upper end of a bar, F. The said bars F are braced together by means of a rod, g, which spans the said bar, and is bent at its ends h to embrace the said. bars. A pin, i, projects from the end of each bar F, and is adapted to engage one of a series of perforations, j, formed in a plate, G, secured upon the upper face of the end portion of the bar D, beneath the lower end of each bar F, being beveled to afford a positive bearing for said face G. A bar, H, is bent at its ends lato embrace the outer sides of the bars D, and prevent said bars from spreading by reason of any strain or weight imposed upon the section formed by the parallel slats C.

It will be apparent that by changing the pin i in the diiferent holes j t-he position of the headsection proper may be varied, and that all the hinged parts thereof may be folded to a parallel or nearly parallel position for storage or transportation.

It will be obvious that by employing the pivotal-strap connection herein described,the main portions or bars are not only arranged on a line with each other, so as to reduce dimensions, but regularity of construction is secured, and none ofthe ends of the bars project beyond each other.

I am aware of the construction set forth and shown in the expired patents of Brown No. 39,462, August 11,1863, and Colby, No. 66,564, dated July 9, 1867, and I therefore make no broad claim to any features set forth and shown in said patents.

I claim- The combination, in an independent adjustable head-section for beds, of the head-section proper, composed of parallel slats and side bars, A B, the parallel bars D, hinged at their front ends to the front ends of the side bars, A B, by pivoted straps b c, bars F, pivotally attached on the under side of the bars A B, beveled at their lower edges, provided with projecting pins, a plate secured on the upper Vface of the bars D, near their rear portions, and provided with a series of perfor-ations for the engagement of said projections, aseries of brace-bars, g h, having their ends bent, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NVILLIAM H. ALDBICH. lVitnesses:

JOHN A. HANNA, JOHN T. SAVAGE. 

